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OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — On a delightfully crisp fall morning last week, a UPS worker cloaked in his signature brown heroic garb sprinted towards the magical kingdom of cardboard boxes when he was intercepted by a gaggle of feisty Teamsters flinging Kamala Harris campaign literature like confetti at a very confused parade.

Our UPS knight, visibly agitated, flailed about like a marionette with tangled strings, not because he was upset with the unsolicited pamphlets, but because he stumbled upon the tragic comedy that is Wisconsin’s political history. He lamented former Republican Governor Scott Walker’s daring 2011 caper that left labor power bleeding in the streets, while Donald Trump’s glorious promise of a Foxconn utopia turned out to be more vaporware than actual jobs. “Do they have amnesia?” he bellowed, holding up a Harris sample ballot with a look of disbelief that any union member would back Trump. “I’m not asking for much, just a memory, please!”

What followed was a delightful, circus-like spectacle of thirty-minute conversations between UPS workers, interspersed with tantalizing flyers for shipping and receiving Harris, and the Democratic dream team lineup. This gave rise to an ambitious campaign strategy aimed at winning over white working-class voters who apparently prefer Trump so much they might as well be married to him. The polling data shows Trump leading in this demographic, proving that sometimes, denial is the strongest form of self-preservation.

But fear not, for Harris‘s campaign saw this as the perfect chance to slip into the margins like a thief in the night, sneaking into the hearts of soft Republicans and canvassing rural counties, armed with nothing but hope and a well-funded campaign. “It’s not about lavish party invites,” explained senior adviser Josh Orton, “It’s about relationships and facts!” Right, because what screams camaraderie more than a frantic peer-to-peer conversation about how the Labor Wars are, like, totally over, right?

Now, the Teamsters, who somehow missed the memo on their national union’s decision to give Harris the cold shoulder (thanks, Sean O’Brien), were busy swarming around her like moths to a flame, rallying nearly 1.5 million members to back her. Meanwhile, Trump’s spokesperson claimed victory in this endorsement debacle because he’s apparently a magician who can neutralize endorsements at a distance.

Back in the big top that is American politics, the contrasting performances at a rally in Green Bay were nothing short of a tragic play. Teamster vice president Jim Ridderbush took the stage, reminiscing about Harris‘s picket line waltz back in 2019, while Trump was somewhere counting his tax breaks and polishing his “Scab of the Year” trophy.

And oh, what utter joy erupted among the crowd chanting “Trump‘s a scab!” like a self-righteous football chant at a game where everyone lost. Everyone loves a good roast, especially when the ‘main course’ is served with a side of jokes about infrastructure. Union members gushed about how recent Biden-era investments will provide a feast of union jobs for years, while they collectively smirked at Trump’s past failures to deliver even a single “shovel-ready” project.

As the rally fizzled out, it became painfully clear that while some folks still cling to Trump like he’s a warm blanket, others quietly grabbed their flyers, contemplating whether to side with Camelot or remain loyal to their flawed prince.

And just like that, amidst mixed cheers and groans, the absurdity continued to spin. A loyal Trump supporter strutted past, firmly declaring his allegiance as if it were a badge of honor, while the UPS worker pondered the mystery of political loyalties in a world gone mad. After all, in this election cycle, who needs logic when you can have chaos wrapped in campaign flyers?

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